document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=685422>Question 685422</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve the following equation. Write your answer in simplest form.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "lnx=-10.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Quick question from student: Is the answer e^-10=x? I thought that x cannot be negative though. Please clarify when natural logs cannot be negative. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Quick question from student: Is the answer e^-10=x? I thought that x cannot be negative though. Please clarify when natural logs cannot be negative. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note: logs CAN be negative.  Remember, \"logs\" is just another name for<BR>\n" );
document.write( "exponents, and exponents can be negative.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It is the base and the inverse log that cannot be negative.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your problem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = e^(-10)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 2.718281828459045..^-10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 0.0000454..<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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